Child taken to safety as dog charged from bushes

YOUNGSTOWN — A 2-year-old South Side boy alone on the sidewalk was snatched up by a deputy dog warden and placed in a county truck when a pit bull dog charged from bushes.

The mother of the little boy, 18-year-old Rachel Clinton of Campbell Street, was arraigned Wednesday in municipal court on a charge of child endangering. She’ll be back in court Oct. 24.

Deputy Dog Warden Sean Toohey said he, Dave Nelson, a deputy dog warden, and John Hall, Animal Charity humane agent, were in the 1200 block of Campbell to check out a report of a pit bull running loose around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Toohey said he placed the child in the truck for safety and then attention was turned to gain control of the loose dog. The pit bull ran into 1238 Campbell through the open front door — the way the little boy had come out and wandered down about three houses.

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